Finding Yuraki

Credited with unearthing the links between early African-American and Aboriginal politics, leading historian Professor John Maynard's current comparative study on Native American and Aboriginal issues surrounding land, politics and children during the early 1900s is gaining global attention.

Maynard's journey began with a desire to piece together a family history and has now seen the University of Newcastle Professor become one of the world's most prolific and respected voices on Indigenous history, internationally regarded as an expert on issues ranging from military involvement to political activism and sport.

Native American Connection

"The first three decades of the last century continue to be neglected in the history books for both Native Americans and Indigenous Australian politics," Prof Maynard said.

Prof Maynard sees many similarities and differences between Native American and Australian Aboriginals in modern, contemporary politics, especially during the 'missing period' of the 1900s to 1930s.

"Native American historian, Vine Deloria Jr, once described this era as 'the most significant three decades in Indian history' due to the impact of government policy and the removal of the majority of Indian land," he said.

"There is a lot of historical material in the United States concentrated on the 19th century, but all the material is about the wars and the battles of the Little-Big Horn, Custer, Sitting Bull, Wounded Knee and the massacres."

"My research is shining a light on the similarities between Australia and America, and there are many. Like Australian Aboriginal people, Indians were fighting to protect massive amounts of land which was being ripped away."

"Another similarity was the institutional system in both countries, with Indigenous children being trained as labourers and domestic servants."

"A major difference was that Indians did have opportunities for higher education in the late 19th century and the early 20th century. There were Indian doctors, lawyers, politicians and academics."

"That wasn't the case in Australia. We had some very eloquent and well-written Aboriginal people but they were self-educated. We didn't have an Aboriginal person at University until 1964 with Charles Perkins, so there was a very big gap there."

Maynard is a firm believer that education is the great leveller. At the forefront of Indigenous education for the past quarter of a century, the Wollotuka Institute at the University of Newcastle that Maynard was a former Director of, employs 46 indigenous staff and is a leader in international collaboration.

Serving Our Country

Exploring the similarities of returning Aboriginal and Native American WWI servicemen in political activism is another subject of Prof Maynard's research interest.

Funded by a national Australian Research Council grant, Maynard leads a project, Serving Our Country, that explores the role of Aboriginal people with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. His findings are expected to shift the Australian historical perspective of Aboriginal involvement in conflict before the ANZAC Centenary Commemorations from 2014 to 2018.

"Serving Our Country will look at the complete history of Indigenous involvement with the military from the Boer War right through to Afghanistan and Iraq," Prof Maynard said.

"During World War I, Aboriginal and Native Americans felt they weren't just fighting for their so-called country, they were fighting for social and political change back home," he said.

"They were under what I would call the misguided belief that that would be recognised and that government in both countries would make changes to improve Indigenous living and outcomes."

"However, a lot of those returned servicemen became quickly disillusioned and some, highly politicised. Critically, at the same time, they were fighting for self-determination and that was front-page news in both American and Australian press."

A Family History

Prof Maynard's grandfather, noted political activist and the President of the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA), Fred Maynard, was one of those people fighting for self-determination in this period.

"Most Australians see Aboriginal self-determination as belonging to the 1970s and the Whitlam government, and this is not the case," Prof Maynard said.

"Aboriginal people were front page news in 1925 in Sydney demanding self-determination."

In his paper, Fred Maynard and the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA): One God, One Aim, One Destiny, Maynard stated that 'the groundswell of Aboriginal resistance to domination has been on-going since Cook and the Endeavour first appeared over the horizon'.

Maynard's ground-breaking studies revealed that African-American political movements, in particular Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association, played a role in the evolution of Aboriginal political activism.

"There were a lot of Aboriginal dock workers working in Sydney and around Australia at the start of the century - including my grandfather," he said.

"African-American and West Indian sailors were arriving on the merchant ships at the height of the white Australia policy. For black men to come off a ship and walk the streets of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and elsewhere - it wasn't very comforting, friendly or inviting.

"Straight away they connected with the Aboriginal workers on the dock and were introduced to their community. This was the beginning of the connection between the African-American and Aboriginal political movements."

A number of respected historians have recognised the importance of his work, with Professor Henry Reynolds stating Maynard 'has made a major contribution to Australian historiography'.

This reputation is reflected in his position on a number of boards and councils - including the Executive Committee of the Australian Historical Association, the New South Wales History Council, the Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council and the Australian Research Council College of Experts. He is also Deputy Chairman of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).

From the Worimi People of Port Stephens, located an hour from Newcastle City Centre, Maynard was inspired by his family history to write a book on Indigenous identities in racing. The book, Aboriginal Stars of the Turf, earned him the Dymocks Reader Choice Award and features his father, renowned jockey Merv Maynard.

Professor John Maynard's other books include the Aboriginal Soccer Tribe and the Fight for Liberty and Freedom, which was shortlisted for the Victorian Premiers History Award.

Other books that Maynard is contributing to due for release in 2014 include one on convict artist, Joseph Lycett, titled True, Light and Shade for the National Library and one titled Living with Locals, that he is producing with his wife, acclaimed historian, Victoria Haskins.

Living with Locals explores the stories of convicts, lost explorers and shipwrecked people who ended up living with Aboriginal communities and how they survived and adapted.

Mapping historical and contemporary Indigenous advocacy through oral and documentary histories, Prof Maynard drew on the Aboriginal word for 'history, long ago, since and past' – Yuraki – which is from the Awabakal people in Newcastle.

Building on this network, Prof Maynard has also facilitated a group at the University of Newcastle called the Purai-Indigenous Global Indigenous Diaspora Research Centre – which includes 14 academics across the University connected through global indigenous and diaspora studies.

Capturing the missing pieces of Yuraki is not only important for the history books, but for also changing current misconceptions and perceptions of Indigenous culture, but Maynard is still driven by his original intention

"I'm still writing for my family – but it's also for all Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to enjoy and learn from now."

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Career Summary

Biography

Over the past decade professor John Maynard has established himself as the foremost Indigenous historian in Australia. His books Fight for Liberty and Freedom (shortlisted for the Victorian Premiers History Award), The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe (a highly commended finalist for the prestigious Walkley Award) and Aboriginal Stars of the Turf (Dymocks Readers Choice) have received high acclaim. His research has concentrated on the intersections of Aboriginal political and social history and made significant contributions to the research fields of Aboriginal, race relations and sports history both nationally and internationally. His work has impacted through a wide range of important research articles published in major peer-refereed journals and publications in Australia, United States and England. His work examining the rise of organized Aboriginal political activism during the 1920s has been recognized as groundbreaking including the revelation that African American influence and inspiration (particularly, Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association) played a part in the rise of the early Aboriginal political movement has challenged the previous misconception that it was largely non-Indigenous Christian and humanitarian influence that drove Aboriginal political mobilisation. A number of respected historians have recognised the importance of his work, Professor Henry Reynolds stating Maynard 'has made a major contribution to Australian historiography': 'He has brought to life several major figures of the 1920s and has discovered much hitherto unknown material about Aboriginal politics. Interpretations can never be the same again. Mr Maynard has found this material by carrying out extensive research often among sources not hitherto used. This is a major achievement'. Since entering the University environment in 1993 he has achieved a Diploma (Aboriginal Studies - University of Newcastle), Bachelor of Arts (Aboriginal Studies - University of South Australia) and was awarded his PhD with the University of Newcastle in 2003.

Professor Maynard has held several major positions and served on numerous prominent organizations and committees including Director of the Wollotuka Institute of Aboriginal Studies at the University of Newcastle, Deputy Chairperson of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), Executive Committee of the Australian Historical Association, New South Wales History Council, Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council (IHEAC), Australian Research Council College of Experts – Deputy Chair Humanities, National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN) and the NSW Fulbright Selection Committee. He was the recipient of the Aboriginal History (Australian National University) Stanner Fellowship 1996, the New South Wales Premiers Indigenous History Fellow 2003, Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow 2004, University of Newcastle Researcher of the Year 2008 and 2012 and Australian National University Allan Martin History Lecturer 2010.

Professor Maynard is a much sought after media commentator on Aboriginal history and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs including documentaries The Track, The Colony, Vote Yes for Aborigines, Captain Cook Obsession and Discovery, Outback United, Lachlan Macquarie - The Father of Australia and The Years That Made Us.

Research ExpertiseI have in a relatively short space of time established a significant research record that would be the envy of many. My areas of research have been diverse and varied. At the heart of my work lies a driving desire to play a part in the process of revealing previously missing important chapters in Aboriginal history. I have concentrated on the intersections of Aboriginal political and social history, and race relations. I am the author of five books, including Aboriginal Stars of the Turf, Fight for Liberty and Freedom and The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe. My work on the rise of Aboriginal political activism in the 1920s and the influence of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association has been groundbreaking and has challenged the previous misconception that early Aboriginal activists were only influenced by white Christian, humanitarian and nationalistic reformers. My work exploring the history of Aboriginal jockeys in Australian horse racing exposed the myth of limited Aboriginal involvement in Australian racing. My study 'The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe' examined the missing history of Aboriginal soccer players the book was a highly commended Walkley Finalist and Deadly Finalist. A collaborative project with Associate Professor Victoria Haskins explores the racially sensitive and taboo topic of historical relationships between Aboriginal men and white women. My two major current studies (1) Land, Children and Politics - the comparative history of Native American and Aboriginal political history 1900-1930 and (2) Serving Our Country the history of Aboriginal servicemen and women from the Boer War to the present. I am regularly sought as a speaker at important forums and conferences both nationally and internationally. I have presented seminars at several prominent universities including Macquarie University, Australian National University, Flinders University, Wellesley College, Boston University, Harvard University and the Universite de La Rochelle in France on Aboriginal political activism. I have had articles published in several prominent journals including Aboriginal History, Australian Historical Studies, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society and Cultural Survival Quarterly in the United States. I have had six books published including Aboriginal Stars of the Turf which was launched at Randwick race course in 2002 amidst widespread media interest including a half page spread in the Weekend Australian. The success the book generated necessitated in it being revised and expanded only six months after release. My thesis on the life of my grandfather Fred Maynard and the rise of early Aboriginal activism in the 1920s has been reworked and been accepted for publication in 2007 as For Liberty and Freedom Fred Maynard and the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association. Additionally my research success has been instrumental in my being asked to sit on several important advisory bodies and committees such as AIATSIS Council, NSW History Council, Vice Chancellors Indigenous Advisory Council, Executive Committee of the Australian Historical Association and Advisory Committee for the Centre for Indigenous History at the Australian Nation

Teaching ExpertiseI am a skilled teacher at all levels of university teaching, from first year to PhD students. As a teacher I have learned a variety of skills, including delivery (lecturing and tutoring), supervising, marking and assessment, arranging guest lecturers and excursions, consulting, and teaching with tutorial assistance. I have developed my own philosophy and methods of teaching. This centers on a fluid approach to the needs of student learning. I strongly believe that education is a tool that can draw out peoples abilities. I encourage the students from the outset to question previous and current understanding of both social and historical issues. I feel my strongest point is my ability to hold an audience as an engaging storyteller. I have from the outset embraced new technology and have utilised aids like power point as a means of keeping students engaged. I have clearly defined criteria for marking and the assessment tasks are always explained and clearly connected to the aims of the courses I conduct. It is of critical importance that students can clearly see what it is expected, and after marking, where their strengths and weaknesses lie. I am extremely flexible in regard to student consultations (that is, I don t have set times, but am generally available). The students can contact me via phone, email or dropping by, and if I am busy they can make an appointment to see me. I do not find consulting arduous or particularly time-consuming, which is why I dont have set hours. I do tell the students in the initial lectures and tutorials the times when I am not available, and the optimum times for catching me. I currently have ten postgraduate students under supervision. I have taken to the task with the same professionalism I employ with my research work. All students are individuals and require different kinds of supervision, from those wanting a lot of discipline, regular deadlines and tasks, to those who are highly independent workers. I work out the process of supervision by discussion with each student and regularly check that it is working. I have also learnt to judge a students commitment and abilities at the start of a project and am very confident about the progress of my students. I believe that regular consultation with both the students and co-supervisors about progress is instrumental along with offers to read draft chapters in providing steadfast encouragement. I believe it is important to be responsive to students and their needs.

Administrative ExpertiseIn mid 2006 I was appointed Professor and Chair of Indigenous Studies and Head of Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies at the University of Newcastle. This appointment has accelerated my administrative workload and experience at all levels. I have in the course of the past ten years gained wide experience in taking part in and observing university administration procedures at all levels. I have sat on several important review, advisory, and committee groups at department, faculty and university level. I have been sought after on several occasions for comment on university directive and administration re Indigenous direction and impact. These include consultation and input with the successful University of Newcastle bid for an Indigenous super centre of research ultimately Umulliko Centre for Indigenous Higher Education Research, the planning and construction of the new Biraban Indigenous Education Centre at the University of Newcastle and the establishment of the Aboriginal employment policy at the University of Newcastle. Additionally at a national level I have gained wide experience from sitting on several important committees and bodies, including AIATSIS Council, NSW History Council, Vice Chancellors Indigenous Advisory Council, Executive Committee of the Australian Historical Association, Advisory Committee for the Centre for Indigenous History at the Australian National University and the Indigenous Advisory Committee to Belonging A Century Celebrated Exhibition jointly conducted by The National Library of Australia, Australian Museum, National Gallery, the Victorian State Library and the NSW State Library. Again I emphasise my added experience of more than a decade of running my own business and dealing with the everyday administrative issues involved especially maintaining a tight and efficient budget.

CollaborationsProfessor John Maynard has acquired considerable experience in Aboriginal affairs and research, both within the institutional framework and at a grassroots Aboriginal community level. Fifteen years ago he established close working relationships between the Wollotuka Institute and the University of Newcastle Research Branch and its staff. This relationship established grant-writing workshops for Aboriginal academics and students and was responsible for Wollotuka and its research arm Umulliko achieving near 70% success with ARC grant applications. In his capacity and time as Director he was regularly contacted by members of other faculties and schools for advice, guidance, input or thoughts regarding research grant applications, publications, projects or presentations where there was an Indigenous focus. He saw those collaborations as crucial in promoting Wollotuka's capacity to work constructively with other Schools and Faculties in developing and implementing research and teaching initiatives relevant to the field of Indigenous Studies, and facilitating cross university collaboration that enhanced cultural understanding, as an integral component of the Universities strategic direction. From the viewpoint of a historian professor Maynard was well placed with the University of Newcastle with colleagues in the history department with strong reputations working in the area of Aboriginal history. Including Emeritus Professor John Ramsland, Professor Lyndall Ryan, Professor Hilary Carey and Dr Victoria Haskins. These are people he has worked and collaborated with in the past. His commitment to collaborative initiatives has not been confined to the University of Newcastle alone. He played a prominent role in pushing Innovative Research Universities Australia (IRUA) Indigenous Centres, meeting and forging an alliance of teaching and research collaboration. He has personally collaborated with many groups and bodies on projects over the years, including the NSW Board of Studies, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, NSW Department of Education, Reconciliation Australia, NSW State Library, National Library of Australia, Victorian State Library and the NSW History Council. He firmly believes in the importance of Indigenous community collaboration in the research process and has had the good fortune to have conducted research work with and within many Aboriginal communities urban, rural and remote. He carries a very strong desire to deliver his research findings for the benefit of Aboriginal people and communities.

Qualifications

PhD, University of Newcastle

Bachelor of Arts, University of South Australia

Diploma in Aboriginal Studies, University of Newcastle

Keywords

Aboriginal Culture and Language

Aboriginal Health

Aboriginal History

Aboriginal Studies

History

International race Relations

Oral History

Politics

Sporting History

inter-relationships between Aboriginal men and white women

Fields of Research

Code

Description

Percentage

219999

History and Archaeology not elsewhere classified

10

210301

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History

50

210399

Historical Studies not elsewhere classified

40

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title

Organisation / Department

Professor

University of NewcastleIndigenous Education and ResearchAustralia

Professor

University of NewcastleThe Wollotuka InstituteAustralia

Academic appointment

Dates

Title

Organisation / Department

1/01/2014 -

Fellowship - Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA)

Academy of the Social Sciences in AustraliaAustralia

1/01/2011 - 26/06/2015

Fellow - ARC

University of NewcastleThe Wollotuka InstituteAustralia

1/08/2010 -

Adjunct Professor

Australian National UniversityNational Centre for Indigenous StudiesAustralia

1/03/2010 -

Australian Research fellow (Indigenous)

University of NewcastleAcademic DivisionAustralia

1/01/2010 -

Expert - ARC

ARC (Australian Research Council)

1/01/2007 -

Council Member - Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council

Indigenous Higher Education Advisory CouncilAustralia

1/01/2007 -

Council Member - NSW History Council

NSW History CouncilAustralia

1/01/2007 -

Membership - Advisory Committee

Vice Chancellors Committee Indigenous Higher EducationAustralia

1/07/2006 -

Fellow - AIATSIS Research Advisory Council

AIATSIS Research Advisory CouncilAustralia

1/07/2006 -

Chair of Aboriginal Studies/Head of School

University of NewcastleThe Wollotuka Institute (formerly Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies)Australia

1/01/2006 - 1/01/2007

Membership - Advisory Committee

AIATSIS Research CommitteeAustralia

1/04/2005 - 1/09/2005

Visiting Scholar

Boston University MAAfrican American StudiesUnited States

1/01/2005 - 31/12/2014

Membership - AIATSIS

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)Australia

1/01/2004 -

Membership - Advisory Council

Indigenous History Centre ANUAustralia

1/01/2004 - 1/12/2006

ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship

University of NewcastleThe Wollotuka Institute (formerly Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies)Australia

1/07/2002 - 1/12/2002

Visiting History Fellow

Flinders UniversityHistory Australia

1/01/2002 - 1/01/2004

Membership - Executive Committee

Australian Historical AssociationAustralia

1/01/2002 - 1/12/2003

ARC IRDS Research Cadetship

University of NewcastleThe Wollotuka Institute (formerly Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies)Australia

1/01/1999 - 1/06/2006

Research Academic

University of NewcastleThe Wollotuka Institute (formerly Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies)Australia

1/01/1998 - 1/12/1998

Associate Lecturer

University of NewcastleThe Wollotuka Institute (formerly Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies)Australia

1/01/1997 - 1/06/1998

Research Officer

Aboriginal and Islander Health

University of NewcastleSchool of Medicine and Public HealthAustralia

1/01/1996 - 1/07/1996

Visiting History Fellow

Australian National UniversityHistory DepartmentAustralia

1/01/1995 -

Membership - AIATSIS Research Advisory Council

AIATSIS Research Advisory CouncilAustralia

Membership

Dates

Title

Organisation / Department

Member - Australian Vice Chancellors Committee on Indigenous Higher Education

University of Newcastle â Faculty of Education and Arts Research Excellence AwardsUniversity of Newcastle

Invitations

Participant

Year

Title / Rationale

2007

Television documentary commentatorOrganisation: ABC, SBS, Ronin Films
Description:
I have been regularly contacted to take part in major television documentaries on aspects of Aboriginal history including The Track, The Colony, Vote Yes for Aborigines and Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery

2007

Radio commentatorOrganisation: ABC, SBS
Description:
I have been regularly sought after as a highly qualified commentator on Indigenous issues on national radio programs including Verbatim, Hindsight, Awaye, Encounter and Blackchat.

Here's Looking at You ConferenceOrganisation: Universite de la Rochelle
Description:
Early Aboriginal Activism with a French Connection, for the Heres Looking at You conference, 3-5 October 2005, UniversitÂ¿ de La Rochelle, France

2005

ANZSANA ConferenceOrganisation: Harvard University
Description:
In the Interests of our People: The Influence of Garveyism on the rise of Australian Aboriginal Political Activism. for the Australian & New Zealand Studies Association of North America Annual Conference, 29-30 April 2005, The Faculty Club, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Blacks and Asians: Encounters Through Time ConferenceOrganisation: African American Studies Centre Boston University
Description:
The Aboriginal Fight for Freedom, Liberty and Justice - The hidden history of African American inspiration and influence on the rise of the 1920s Aboriginal political movement in Australia. Blacks and Asians: Encounters Through Time and Space An International Conference Boston University Boston, Massachusetts, United States, April 12-14 2002

Chapter (18 outputs)

Year

Citation

Altmetrics

Link

2015

Maynard JM, 'Garvey in Oz: the International Black Influence on Australian Aboriginal Political Activism', Anywhere But Here: Black Intellectuals in the Atlantic World and Beyond, University Press of Mississipi, Jackson, MS 99-116 (2015) [B1]

Maynard JM, ''Captain Cook Came Very Cheeky You Know' - James Cook an Aboriginal Appraisal', East Coast Encounter, One Day Hill, Melbourne 16-21 (2014) [J3]

2014

Maynard JM, 'Tracking Back: parallels between the 1920s Aboriginal political movement and the 1972 Tent Embassy', The Aboriginal Tent Embassy: Sovereignty, Black Power, Land Rights and the State, Routledge, London 84-97 (2014) [B1]

2014

Maynard JM, 'Marching to a Different Beat: The Influence of the International Black Diaspora on Aboriginal Australia.', Indigenous Networks - Mobility, Connections and Exchange, Routledge, London UK 262-272 (2014) [B1]

2013

Maynard JM, 'Bodies on the Line: The Social and Physical Capital of Race Riding', The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK) 83-93 (2013) [B1]

Maynard JM, 'Football Barriers - Aboriginal Under-representation and Disconnection from the World Game', The Containment of Soccer in Australia - Fencing off the World Game, Routledge, London 39-56 (2010)

Maynard JM, 'Re-assessing the Awakening of Aboriginal Political Consciousness and Activism in Twentieth Century Australia', Re-assessing the Awakening of Aboriginal Political Consciousness and Activism in Twentieth Century Australia (2000) [E2]

Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Total current UON EFTSL

Highlighted Supervision

Cuzzie Bros: The Interface Between Aboriginal People and Maori/Pacific Islander Migrants to AustraliaPhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2008

PhD

Dreaming the Keepara: New South Wales Indigenous Cultural Perspectives, 1808-2007PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2008

PhD

'Mission Impossible': Aboriginal Survival Before, During and After the Aboriginal Protection EraPhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2008

PhD

People Places and Pathways in NSW Aboriginal Education: The Impact of Aboriginal Community on Education Provision in NSWPhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of NewcastleCo-Supervisor

2007

PhD

The Larrakia Treaty Petitions: Australia's Legal Response to Aboriginal Demands for a TreatyPhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2007

PhD

The Larrakia Treaty Petitions: Australia's Legal Response to Aboriginal Demands for a TreatyPhD (Aboriginal Studies), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2004

PhD

The Seeds of Myth: Demographic Collapse in the Aboriginal Society in the Hunter Region,1804-1840PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2003

PhD

State and Church Involvement in Aboriginal Reserves, Missions and Stations in New South Wales, 1900 -1975 and a translation into
French of John Ramsland, Custodians of the Soil. A History of Aboriginal-European Relationships in the Manning Valley of New South Wales. Taree: Greater Taree City Council, 2001PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of NewcastleCo-Supervisor

Current Supervision

Commenced

Level of Study

Research Title / Program / Supervisor Type

2016

PhD

A History of the Transition from Protection to Welfare in NSW 1939 to 1940PhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2016

PhD

Balwalanga Bhulungs: We are strong womenPhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2015

PhD

Pirlirrpa Ka Wakami (Spirit the Whispering Voice): An Exegesis of Warlpiri Christianity and the Jukurrpa Through Visual Arts Practice and a Cultural Intertextuality That Seeks to Develop and Explore the Relevance of Indigenous Knowledge Production for Contextually Appropriate Leadership, Mediation, and Education in RemPhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of NewcastleCo-Supervisor

2014

PhD

Walking in Our Leaders Footsteps: Looking Back Going ForwardPhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

Past Supervision

Year

Level of Study

Research Title / Program / Supervisor Type

2015

PhD

Artistic Styles in the Engravings of the Ancient Rock Art in Wadi Al Baqar (Valley of Cows) in the Sahara Desert in LibyaPhD (Aboriginal Studies), The Wollotuka Institute, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

Research Collaborations

The map is a representation of a researchers co-authorship with collaborators across the globe. The map displays the number of publications against a country, where there is at least one co-author based in that country. Data is sourced from the University of Newcastle research publication management system (NURO) and may not fully represent the authors complete body of work.

Professor John Maynard and Associate Professor Victoria Haskins have been awarded more than $610,000 in ARC Discovery Project funding commencing in 2015 for their research project The NSW Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board 1883-1969: A History.

Australia's foremost Indigenous
historian, Professor John Maynard of the University of Newcastle, will sit amongst
other visionaries from the community on an inspiring panel that revisits one of
the early encounters between Aboriginal people and European explorers.

A
new book authored by one of Australia's most prolific and respected voices on
Aboriginal history, Professor John Maynard, explores the significant
involvement of Aboriginal people in one
of Australia's oldest and most celebrated sports – horse racing.